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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-06
BY Quarles * McCurdy,
Real Estate Brokers'
AT } O'CLOCK,


tho REAL, ESTATE conveyed by the aforesaid
deed ,or 20 much thereof As may be necessary
and described therein, n follows: Commencing
at the southeastern intersection OF Twenty
third and Clay streets, running southWardly
along Twenty.third street, and fronting there
on rs feet 10 the line Ot the property belonging
10 Mr.. ". 4. Robinson; thence eastwardly lj2
feet: thence sOuthwardly 100 feet; thence east
wsrdly 1872 feet 20 the west line Of Twenty
fourth street; thence along 1wenty-fOurth
street northwardly 90 feet 10 the line OF ra'
vine: thence along the said rayine 10 clay
street. thence along said clay street ~ iert 70
the point Of beginning.
The improvements are new, having al been
erected in the last twelve months. Tho brick
residence il two stories above the street, with
a nice basement bath, and the usual con.
yeuienccs The two frame dwellings are we'll
and substantially built. and contain about
seven or eight rooms each, anu are rented ~
nrst-class tenants, and will pay well as an IN
vestment
Special attention Is requested % this sale. as
IL T. rarely such nice aud desirable property T.
offered, and this present5n rare opportunity To
secure nice homes or as Investments.
TERMS: Cash a. 10 80 much OF the pr0ceed.
Of sale as will be necessary 10 pay the cost aud
expenses Of sale and 10 nay on and discharge
the following notes, with all cost, interest, aud
charges thcreOn-viZ.: fl1 80 ana quo, uut
March ", 1857; sl750 and s96.25 due 2sth June
1857 $3.50 and i26.25, due September y, ~
and 81 600 and 81 500. due September >, l7S
the balance upon such terms IA the grantor IN
the deed may direct. or in the absence OF such
direction, as the trustee may announce.
II. A. MCCURDY, Trustee.
OUARTFs K McCURDY, AuctiOneers. o.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-06
A TIANTIo COAST LINE.

RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD
TIMETABLE
Commencing SUNDAY. september II, ~,
tralns on his road will run as i)l0WS'
TRAINS sOUTHWA I'd.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
A PHANTOM LIGHT.
Wonderful Phosphoresccnt Display I'm
Muscatine County.

MUsoATINE, Jan. 81. The journal says:
Ira Owens was up from Conesville last
week, and in view OF his extended &C
quaintance in the city and responsibility
of character, the Journal said, here Is a
man whose word will be taken in any
matter of evidence, and II proceeded to
interview him regarding the phantom
light recently seen near Conesville.
Mr.. Owens says that A. J. Brockway,
an old resident, testifes to having seen
this light in its present field of exhibition,
40 years ago. and since that time II has
been common sight to him, and no
longer excites his wonder. Mr.. Owens
saw the light last Sunday evening, In
company with his son, II ,rbert Owens,
A. Il. Jeffreys, the railroad agent and
Eugene Heath, he drove from Conesville
in the direction OF the haunted ground
for the express purpose Of seeing the
spectre. The party were driving along,
conversing on Indifferent topics, thinking
shey would have 20 go much further
before accomplishing their object, when
suddenly the light blazed upon them
scarcely 10 rods to their left. Mr.. Owens
says he was quite sure ut first that IL
shone from house. but IL needed only
an earnest glance to convince him and
his party that no house existed there, and
a moment later the light began advancing
toward them Another moment and IL
had turned on an angle from them. II
moved rapidly upward and downward,
ascending about 80 or 40 feet at one rise.
and at distance Of go to so rods from
them 1t descended to the ground. where II
seemed to spread out and suddenly ex-
pired. The party rushed from their team
to the spot, but the most dilligent search
conld discover no trace OF ignited sub
stance or the effect of Its contact with the
snow-covered ground. Mr.. Owens de-
scribes the luminosity as being the size OF
the flame Of a large lantern, and as show
ing reddish tinge which grew white rs
1t rose and increased in size. 1t emitted
no radiance. The appearance did not
continue much over 80 seconds. The
land thereabouts is dry prairie. Pie Run
creek Is about half mile distant and the
Cedar river more than amile. Mr.. Owens
says that hundreds have seen the light
and II has been observed quite one and
one.half miles from any water. A Mr..
Miller has seen 1t about his house and his
barn yard II does not seem to shun hui
man society or habitation.
II Is remarkable that this phenomenon
should have been SO constantly observed
for so many years and in the same locali-
~. and it makes up one Of the finest phos-
phorescent displays that have ever been
reported
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.
Tho Terrible Crime or n Lunasic
Lover.

SPRrNdFIELp, KY, Jan. 2S.--Thc par
tlculars Of fearful tragedy committed
near Sharpsvillc, small village seven
miles from here, have been received here.
On the Goth Lud Cornish called ut the
house OF John Green, n respectable farm
er. At the time the only person about
the house was Mrs. Green and her two
daughters, Lulu, aged IS. and Jennie,
aged 10. Cornish entered the sitting room
and engaged the ladies In conversation,
A few minutes after his entrance the
mother left the room. She had been out
a very brief time when pistol shot.
quickly followed by another, echoed from
the sitting room where she had left the
girls and the man. A scream followed
the reports and tho sound Of body fall
ing to the floor. The frantic mother
rushed into the room and found the
bleeding form OF her eldest daughter
stretched on the floor Cornish stood in
the middle OF the room with y smoking
revolver In his hand and as the mother
entered raised and fired the third shot,
the ball penetrating Mrs, Green's hand.
Cornish escaped from the house and fed
TO his home, some miles away, and pro-
curing arms and ammunition, barricaded
the door. The neighborhood was soon
aroused and the sheriff notified who sum
moned determined posse who surround
ed the house. and although Cornish re-
sisted, firing several shots, he was finally
put under arrest Cornish is half wittcd
fellow who has been allowed to visit the
Green mansion for years and It seems had
become infatuated with the oldest daugh-
ter. 1t developed the reason for his
murdcrous attempt was that he had asked
her hand and had been refused by her.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
Smart Oregon Geese.

At Cold Springs station. on the Col
umbia; ten miles above Umatilla, there
are thousands Of wild geese, and the
boys there have been trying to rig up
some kind of purchase whereby they
might capture some Of them. II is inn
possible to shoot them, except OCCASION
ally at night or in the morning when
they are going to or from the grain
fields. Two young men soaked a lot OF
wheat in Chinese whisky and scatter
ed it along the beach, expecting to
make the geese drank, when they
would become an easy prey. But the
geese ate tho wheat aud carried them
selves as steadily as any web-ioot in the
country. 1t was concluded that the
wheat did not absorb tho liquor, and
that it should have been stepped. for
the whisky was strong enough TO have
paralyzcd any living thing, Portland
0regoatan.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
TROUBLED IRELAND.
Riots at Belfast Retween Soldiers and
Party of Catholics.

LONDON, Jan. 31.-There was terrible
rioting in the Carrack hill, Peters hill
and Sharp hill districts of Belfast on
Saturday night Some soldiers of the
West Surrey regiment had words with
party of Catholics. and it is claimed that
the latter, in revenge, began to stone the
soldiers. The crowd quickly augmented
in numbers, and the newcomers joined in
the hurting Of paving stones. The
soldiers were overpowered and had some
difficulty in escaping, and most of them
were injured. The police, on arriving in
force at the scene of disturbance, had q
severe encounter with the rioters but
succeeded in making oyer q hundred
arrests. One constable was so badly
beaten that he is likely to die. The mill
tary pickets were ordered out to complete
the restoration of order and have been
on duty ever since. Last night the riot
ing began again, and after a fierce strug-
gle between the police and mob, firing
began on both sides. The ARRAY soon
became regular battle, the firing being
almost continuous.
Later dispatches from Belfast show the
first reports Of rioting there to have been
very much exaggerated, particularly in
tne statement tnat so many persons were
killed. Reliable advices state that, al
though large number of soldiers, police
and rioters were disabled by gun shot
wounds, some of them being seriously
injured, no one was killed. In addition
to those hit by bullets, many of the COM
batants were severely hurt by stones and
clubs. The town is quiet tonight, and
the authorities have no apprehension Of
another outbreak.
DUBLIN, Jan. 31.-Wm. O'Brien adj
dressed meeting at Bodyke.. county
Limerick. and said: "If the Irish people
could meet the police, man to man and
rifle to rifle, for one would promptly
abandon speaking. and the next speech
the destroyers of the peoples home would
hear would be from the mouths of the
peoples guns.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
RAYMOND BELMONT SUICIDES.
A Tragic End In New York Fifth
Avenue Palace.

New YORK, Feb. Raymond Bel
mont, son of August Belmont, the well
known banker, committed suicide at an
early hour this morning by shooting him
self in the head with pistol at his faith.
er's residence on Fifth avenue He dined
out last night, returning home about
l o'clock this morning, accompanied by a
man named Leonard Behr The two
went down to the basement, where Bel
mont had shooting gallery where he
frequently practiced. Belmont, when he
entered the room, picked revolver up
and turning to Behr, said: Now, | want
you to go and hold up a collar button in
your hand and I'll shoot it out" Behr,
who had great confidence in Belmont's
ability as marksman, agreed to this.
Before taking his position, however, Bel
mont turned to him and said: "Oh, first
close all doors that the report may not
alarm father who is up stairs" There.
upon Behr walked over to the door to
close it, when he heard the report of the
pistol. Turning at once he saw young
Belmont falling on the floor, the blood
gushing from wound in the right side
of his head my God Raymond" he
cried, ''What have you doneY' He leaned
over the young man. who opened his
eyes looked at him and tried to speak,
but could not. August Belmont was
aroused and physicians summoned, but
young Belmont was dead No cause is
known for the suicide, and some think
that his death was owing to some acct
dental shooting, Belmont being under
the influence of wine.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
ANOTHER TRUNK TRAGEDY.
Remains of Supposed Murdered Man
shipped In a Trunk 60 Baltimore.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-On the 26th
detectives in this city arrested man who
appears to be guilty of the murder of the
man whose mangled remains were shipped
by express to Baltimore in trunk and
were found there that day. A Brooklyn
saloon keeper identified Edward Younger
as the man who had brought the trunk to
his place on Saturday and had asked to
leave 1t for a time. Detectives arrested
Younger, searched the premises occupied
by him and found that a man named
August Baltz had been living with
Younger, and that on Friday last they
quarrelcd, and that Baltz had not been
seen since. The walls of the room where
Baltz had slept and the ceiling were
despatched with blood, and some one had
attempted to dig the stains out of the
walls They found large butcher saw
marked with blood, and hammer and a
knife also blood marked. The bedding
Baltz had slept on was also bloody. The
police then arrested Edward Younger, Jr..
aged II, son of the prisoner. He said
that Baltz had been living with them for
some time and had plenty of money.
His father wanted Baltz to give him some
money to go into business with. Baltz
refused, and his father and he quarreled,
and on Monday last he saw his father
washing the floor. He asked him what
was the matter and his father said he had
had serious quarrel with Baltz and he
would never see him again. Hcthcn told
his SON he must say nothing about Il or
no would get him into trouble.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
BRAKEMAN SCHWARTZ.
Robbery and theNIurder OF Mes
scnger Nichols.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.--The preparation Of
the great Rock Island train robbery was
directly charged against Henry Schwartz.
former brakeman Of the road. He will
have 10 answer to indictments for both
the robbery and murder of Messenger
Nichols Schwartz was arrested here
some time ago and jailed on the charge
of bigamy The fact Of his having been
a Rock Island brakeman directed suspic-
ion against him as the perpetrator OF the
robbery and murder. Schwartz, however,
defled any one to prove his connection
with tho affair, His bail was fixed at
$4,000, and he had hardly breathed the
free air when he was arrested by two
officers holding capiases showing that
Schwarz was indicted by the grand jury
ofGrnndy county for murder and robbery.
Schwartz was immedixely hustled to the
depot and taken by special train to Nor
ris, ILL.,, where he viii be examined. Re-
markahle efforts were made by his at
torncys 10 get him safely from the Jail
after the signing of the bail bond. but
Sheriff Matson personally delayed his de-
parture until capias could be served.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
MURDER CONFESSED,
A Crime OF Nearly Thrce Years Re-
vealcd Through the Confessional.

MILWAUKEE. Jan, 90 Three years ago
next May Mahlon Mccullough and Puetz,
two boys connected with some OF the
leading families Of Bayview, were sent to
State prison for three years upon con
viction OF having shot and robbed August
Grothe, street car driver. Father Deck.
er, pastor Of ~. Anthony's church. an.
nounces that the boys are innocent, and
that the guilty man made himself known
TO him through the confessional He ro.
fuses, however, to divulge the name OF
the latter. but has asked Gov. Rusk to
pardon Puetz and Mccullough. The rs.
sault on Grotho was made one dark night
In the suburb of this city in true high.
wayman style. Grothe refused 10 sur.
render and was shot. At sight OF the
bleeding body Mrs Grothe became q raw
ing maniac and Is now confined In tho
asylum Attic trial the detectives tostl.
fed that the boys confessed their part In
the attack and robbery. Puctz and Nc
Cullough swore that the confession was
forced from them, that for 10 days they
were beaten, starved, hung up by the
thumbs and otherwise ill-treatod and that
they confessed to escape starvation Two
witnesses testified TO mn allbi, but they
were convicted, Mccullough Ia said to
DO dying from consumption.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTS.
Proyi.ions Of rhe nliI as IL Passed tho
senate.

II directs the establishment Tin connec-
ton with the agricultural colleges) OF a
department to be known and designated
as ''an agricultural experimental station. T"
Where there are two such colleges in one
State, the amount appropriated to such
State and Territory for this purpose
$4,000 year, is to be equally divided
between them, unless the State legisla.
ture shall otherwise direct. The object
and duty of such experiment stations Is to
conduct original researches or to try ex.
perments on the physiology Of plants
and animals; the diseases to which they
are all severally subject, and the remedies
therefor; the chemical composition Of
useful plants;the comparative advantages
Of rotative cropping; the capacity Of new
plants or trees for imitation; the analysis
of soils and water; the chemical compost
ton of manuresthe a daptation and value
of grasses and forage plants; the compo-
sition and digestbility Of the different
kinds OF food for domestic animals; the
scientific and economic questions involve
In the production OF butter and cheese
and such other researches or experiment;
bearing directly on the agricultural i
dustry Of the United States as may b
deemed advisable.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
WORKING MEN.
Tho Pinkertons Denounced az q Mass
Meeting In New York.

New YoRK, Jan. 2S.--A mass meeting
Of workingmen was held at the Cooper
union last evening TO protest against the
action of the coal managers and steam
ship companies and 10 take measures that
will lead to a speedy settlement Of the
present difficulty, About 5000 persons
were present and large police force was
ON hand to preserve order Hugh Green.
on presided, He denounced Pinkerton's
men for committing murder. and said the
workingmen must keep on organizing.
The first speaker Victor Drury, said the
workingmcn believe In speaking for
themselves, working for themselves,
fighting for themselves. Ono of the prin,
cipal evils with which they had to con.
tend. and the evil which leads up to all
oyil was that land was monopolized.
Land was created for all, and not for q
few spectators II becomes our duty to
educate workingmen up TO such stand
ard that II will bo impossible to keep them
in subsection any longer He concluded
by saying: Push on; push on. To-day
we bleed, tomorrow We command. !"
Several other speeches were made
Resolutions We're adopted calling upon
the government for protection against the
murderous onslaughts OF Pinkcrton's
detectives and to bring the guilty persons
TO a speedy trial
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
FAVORED by FORTUNE.


San Francisco (cai) Gall, Jsnb
Scarcely month passes but what the
papers are called upon TO record what
might be termed the luck OF some Cali
fornian in acquiring large sums by means
OF small investments II Is nm old saying
that nothing risked. nothing gained,
and the practical application Of this time
honored maxim to every day life Is a
sufficient explanation Of the so-callcd
luck, OF many business men, For
several years past the daily papers have
periodically contained items. detailing the
manner in which well-known residents Of
this city and State have won prizes In The
Louisiana State Lottery The drawings
OF this admirably managed institution
occur every month, and with the same
regularity as the rotation Of months the
announcements are made of people who
have rislSed triGe and won large sums
frequently q fortune. The last drawing
occurred on December 18th last, and as
usual resident Of San Francisco won n
tenth part Of the capital prize Of $3.50 900
The fortunate holder OF coupon Of ticket
No. 03, ia, which won that prize, was
Nat. M. Raphael, the well-known jeweler,
at 732 Market street in this city, To a
reporter Tue RtHtieUlnh SAUL uhNc
been buying few coupon tickets every
month for the past seven or eight years
In the last drawing held a coupon which
was tenth OF the ticket No. 03,14, and
on the day following the drawing when
I read in the telegraph columns Of the
morning Call that one Of the numbers /
held had drawn the capital prize was
almost dazed with surprise. / could
hardly convince myself that l had Mt last
become one of the fortunate ones OF
whom had 80 often read. However,
finally realized that was actually en-
titled TO the money,so Immediately went
TO the London and San Francisco Bank
and deposited my ticket for collection.
Eleven days later | received the full
amount of $15, 900 in gold COIN"
Another lucky man was Fred. r.
Brown, shoemaker. living on Ritch
street. To reporter he stated that he
had very frequently bought coupons inThe
Louisiana State Lottery. but had never
won dollar. He had almost given up in
despair. when he bought one-tenth OF
ticket No. %. 507, which drew one tenth Of
the third capital prize of $50, 900. During
me holiday week he had received the
money, and he rejoiced that he had per-
sisted in his efforts until success came to
him.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
A KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.
Cornish who shot Miss Green Hang
ed bv a Masked Mob OF Mon.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 31.--A week agC
William Cornish, q farmer living nee
Springfield. KY, on being rejected By
Miss Lou Green, to whom he had propos-
ed marriage, drew a pistol and shot her
through the heart. Cornish escaped but
was captured on Friday last and confined
In the Springfield Jail. Feeling ran high,
and Cornish, hoping to soften indigna-
ton pretended insanity and made vio-
lent attack on the jailor in support OF his
ruse. Last night about 12 o'clock, a band
of thirty-five masked men rode into town
and direct to the Jail. The jailor refused
to surrender the keys, and the mob, seiz-
ing the tools in neighboring blacksmith
shop. broke down the doors of
the Jail and cell. Placing the prisoners
manacled hands on an anvil they freed
him from the floor. He recognized ono
of his assailants as an old acquaintance
and, calling him by name, said he hated
to die this way. No answer was given,
and no further appeal was made. In ST.
lence he was mounted before one of the
mob and taken about two miles from
town and hung to a convenient tree. His
body was cut down by the sheriff this
morning and held for his family.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
HOUSE.

The bill appropriating $4,000 for o
special seed distribution In the drouth
stricken section Of Texas was passed.
Resolutions by Morrison. OF Illinois. were
adopted, setting apart Thursday next for
the consideration Of business reported
by the foreign affairs committee. and
ordering a session on Tuesday night next
TOR consideration of business reported by
the military committee. The District of
Columbia bill having been read by para
graphs, Buchanan, of N. j., inquired
whether any appropriation was contained
therein for the extension of Massachusetts
avenue. Wilson. of w. Va. replied In
the negative Henderson, OF Iowa,
thought that II was due to the district
commissioners TO state that they had not
asked for any such appropriation. The
consideration of the bill was then COM
pleted, and, the committee having risen,
the bill passed. The House then at 4.l5
p. m, adjourned
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--Van Wyck OF.
fered resolution calling on the Secretary
OF the Treasury for a report as to whether
any national banks are loanlng money or
discounting notes requiring payment In
gold coin only. Adopted. The Senate
then proceeded TO tho consideration Of the
sundry civil appropriation bill. After
discussion In which Allison furnished
every detail in connection with the bill,
the reading Of the bill was resumed.
After disposing of SO pages Of the bill out
Of 104. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
Lawlcr, Of Illinois. offered resolution
requesting the President, as commander
in-chief Of the army and navy, to in.
form the House what steps, If any, are
necessary, in his judgment, to provide
for the ~defenseless condition of our
Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in view Of the
belligerent tone Of the Canadian press,
and the announcement that Great Britain
will shortly dispatch fleet OF war ships
to cruise in the vicinity Of our north.
eastern coast line The resolution was
referred The House then went into
committee Of the whole on the agricul-
tural appropriation bill After q slight
amendment the bill was reported to the
House and passed. The House then went
into committee of the whole on the bill
to consolidate certain bureaus of the
navy department. After brief discus.
sion the committee rose and the House
adjourned.